Don't you dare bring that lunar dust into my house young man!
It gets in your shoes, in your eyes, and your mouth and your hair and don’t get me started on when it gets in your space capsule. We're talking about lunar dust and any astronaut who has been to the...
View ArticleThe End of the Shuttle Program?
Miles OBrien, freelance space reporter and former CNN chief science/technology/environment correspondent, talks with Brian Lehrer about the void in leadership at NASA and what it means for the shuttle...
View ArticleFarewell Atlantis: NASA Counts Down to the Last Launch
NASA has begun counting down to its last scheduled launch of the space shuttle Atlantis. We wanted to know: Do all the shuttles have the same type of cup holders and is taking off on Atlantis any...
View ArticleNeil deGrasse Tyson: Pluto’s Best Frenemy
If you only know one thing about Neil deGrasse Tyson (The Director of the Hayden Planetarium at The American Museum of Natural History ) it is probably that he was the man who outraged a lot of people...
View ArticleRemembering Yuri Gagarin, Space Hero
As Vostok 1 lifted off, Yuri Gagarin said to the world: “Poyekhali!" (Let’s go!”). The first man in space spent 108 minutes orbiting the earth. He landed separately from Vostok 1, parachuting down in...
View ArticleLaunch of Space Shuttle Atlantis Marks End of Era
Today's launch of space shuttle Atlantis marks the last of NASA's manned shuttle missions. With the closing of the shuttle program comes, not only an unclear future for future space exploration, but...
View ArticleMae Jemison's Quest to Take us All into Space
Many of us dream about one day traveling to space. But unless you're willing to dedicate a lifetime to the rigors of becoming a NASA astronaut, how can you ever hope to get there?100-Year Starship is...
View ArticleRemembering Sally Ride: High-Flying Female Astronaut and Pioneer for Science...
On June 18, 1983, Sally Ride became the first American woman in space. Yesterday, Ride passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer. She was 61. Susan Okie is a science and medical journalist and...
View ArticleThe Life and Legacy of Neil Armstrong
When astronaut Neil Armstrong took those first steps on the surface of the moon 43 years ago, he became a hero to millions, an icon of mankind’s potential and a symbol of the triumph of American...
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Dark Side of the Earth
200 miles above Earth's surface, astronaut Dave Wolf -- rocketing through the blackness of Earth's shadow at 5 miles a second -- floated out of the Mir Space Station on his very first spacewalk. In...
View ArticleKrulwich Wonders: Falling Off The Moon
I didn't remember this, but back in the early '70s, Apollo astronauts had big-wheeled, golf-cart-like vehicle on the moon. They called it an "LRV," or Lunar Roving Vehicle, and on the Apollo 16...
View ArticleCommander Chris Hadfield on Aliens, Thinking Like an Astronaut, and Sex in...
This segment originally aired on November 8, 2013. An edited version was included in a best-of show on December 27, but the original audio is posted here.Col. Chris Hadfield, astronaut and now author...
View ArticleReza Aslan; Humans of New York; Astronaut Chris Hadfield
The Brian Lehrer Show is not live today, so we won't be taking any calls. As always, you can join the conversation online through our comments section (links below), on Facebook, or on Twitter through...
View ArticleChris Hadfield: How to Brush Your Teeth in Space
Chris Hadfield’s recent cover of David Bowie’s classic song “Space Oddity” has more than 20 million views on YouTube. And not because of Hadfield’s voice (which isn’t bad, for an astronaut). Commander...
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Is That Someone's House? What Astronauts Can See Looking Down
It's nighttime. You are hovering high off the planet looking down. Things are happening. Strange, beautiful, wonderful things.pinyponsi/YouTube For example, as night falls in the new world, North...
View ArticleChris Hadfield: How to Brush Your Teeth in Space
Chris Hadfield’s recent cover of David Bowie’s classic song “Space Oddity” received more than 20 million views on YouTube. And not because of Hadfield’s voice (which isn’t bad, for an astronaut)....
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An Astronaut's View From Space
This segment originally aired live on December 14, 2014. An edited version was included in a best-of episode of The Brian Lehrer Show on December 24, 2014. The unedited audio can be found here....
View ArticleThe First Ladies of Space: 'The Astronaut Wives Club'
Think "Mad Men" goes to space, or the "Real Housewives" meets NASA: A new ABC show called "The Astronaut Wives Club" follows the spouses of astronauts in the 1960s.The show, which premiered last night,...
View ArticleBuzz Aldrin Wants Us Living on Mars
Astronaut and rocket scientist Buzz Aldrin is an advocate for the exploration of Mars -- in fact, he hopes people will live on Mars one day. He talks about his vision for a new generation of space...
View ArticleStoryCorps 439: Space Men
Stories about people who all have their eyes on the stars, from a street-corner astronomer to an astronaut.
View ArticleAn Astronaut’s Husband, Left Behind
Dr. Jonathan Clark and his eight year-old son Iain watched the space shuttle Columbia launch from Kennedy Space Center on January 16, 2003. Sixteen days later, Columbia exploded upon re-entry into the...
View ArticleAstronaut Mike Massimino's Long Journey to Spacewalking
Mike Massimino served as a NASA Astronaut from 1996 until 2014 and flew in space twice: STS-109 on space shuttle Columbia in March 2002 and STS-125 on space shuttle Atlantis in May 2009 – the final two...
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How setbacks and failures shaped an improbable astronaut
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: Now some lessons from time spent in space from a man who seemed like a most unlikely candidate to become an astronaut.Miles O’Brien has a conversation...
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Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioThe post Remembering John Glenn, space pioneer and American statesman appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
View ArticleWhy Scandinavian Economies Succeed. Astronaut Mike Massimino's Journey to...
Today's show is a rebroadcast of interviews that originally aired on August 15 and October 5, 2016. Sociologist and activist George Lakey on why Scandinavia boasts some of the world's happiest,...
View ArticleAstronaut Mike Massimino's Long Journey to Spacewalking
This is a rebroadcast of an interview that originally aired on October 5, 2016. Mike Massimino served as a NASA Astronaut from 1996 until 2014 and flew in space twice: STS-109 on space shuttle Columbia...
View Article64 – Kimchi Diplomacy: Hidden Kitchens – War and Peace and Food
Kimchi in space. The Kimchi Bus. Government-sponsored chefs and restaurants spreading the word of Kimchi around the globe. South Korea is one of the nations most involved in branding itself through its...
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John Glenn, First American in Orbit
"The view is tremendous!" John Glenn exclaims, as the booster rocket falls away and his spacecraft, the Friendship 7, is launched into orbit. This file is a compilation of news coverage from the 1962...
View ArticleA Year in Space
Scott Kelly, former military fighter pilot and test pilot, an engineer, a retired NASA astronaut, a retired U.S. Navy captain and the author of Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery...
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Dark Side of the Earth
Astronauts at the International Space Station can make one request to talk to an earthling of their choice. For some reason, Astronaut Mark Vande Hei chose us. A couple weeks ago, we were able to video...
View ArticleTom Hanks Reads His Tale of Going to the Moon
In 2014, Tom Hanks—the star of “Apollo 13,” among many other accomplishments—wrote a short story about going to the moon. But his was not a dramatic story of NASA heroes facing grave danger. Hanks...
View ArticleTom Hanks Reads His Tale of Going to the Moon
In 2014, Tom Hanks—the star of “Apollo 13,” among many other accomplishments—wrote a short story about going to the moon. But his was not a dramatic story of NASA heroes facing grave danger. Hanks told...
View ArticleThree Seconds to Nowhere
If you want to get from point A to point B, teleportation sounds like a good idea. But if you ever get the opportunity, just take a cab. Learn what happened to teleportation’s First Man.Written by...
View ArticleLive From The International Space Station
Victor Glover, astronaut currently serving his first mission in space on the ISS, and Shannon Walker, returning astronaut, talk about the ISS mission, current research, and the future of humanity in...
View ArticleRetired Astronaut Chris Hadfield's Debut Novel
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield became an internet star in 2013 with a viral video of himself performing David Bowie’s “Space Oddity” on the International Space Station. Now he’s left the capsule and...
View ArticleThe View from the International Space Station
On our special May the Fourth episode, we start the show talking to two NASA astronauts about their experiences in space.We speak withChris Hadfield, who was an astronaut with NASA for 21 years, a...
View ArticleArtemis II Astronauts, AI Research Pause, Terra Nil Video Game. April 7,...
An Open Letter Asks AI Researchers To Reconsider ResponsibilitiesIn recent months, it’s been hard to escape hearing about artificial intelligence platforms such as ChatGPT, the AI-enabled version of...
View ArticleYouth take 32 nations to court over climate inaction
On Wednesday, at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, six Portuguese people between the ages of 11 and 24 years old are presenting their case. They accuse the 32 members of the European...
View ArticleAn Astronaut's Life Lessons
Mike Massimino, NASA Astronaut (1996-2014), engineering professor at Columbia, advisor at the Intrepid Sea, Air, and Space Museum, and the author of Moonshot: A NASA Astronaut’s Guide to Achieving the...
View ArticleThe (Not So) Easy Guide To Getting To Space
If you ask children what they want to be when they grow up, chances are good that among the answers, you’ll hear “astronaut.” But becoming an astronaut can be more difficult than becoming a...
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